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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29
WHEN OLD JACK DIED.

When Old Jack died, We staid from school
(they said.
At home, we needn't "a that day., and none
or us ate any breakfast-only ore,
And that was papa-and his eyes were red
When he came round where We were. BY the
shed
Where Jack was lying, half way in the sun
And half way in the shade. When We begun
10 cry out loud. pa turned and dropped his
head
And went away: and mamma she went back
Into the kitchen Then, for long while.
All TO ourselves like. we stood there and
cried
We thought 50 many good things of Old Jack.
And funny things although we didn't
We couldn't only CRY when Old Jack died.
When Old Jack died, it seemed q human friend
Had suddenly gone from US; that some face
That we had loved to foodle and embrace,
From babyhOod, no more would condescend
To smile on US forever. We might bend
With fearful eyes above him, interlace
Our chubby fingers DER him, romp and race,
Plead with him, call and ooax-aye, we might
The old halloo up for him, whistle, hist
Of sobs had let us) or, as wildly vain.
Snapped thumbs, called ''speak, and he
had not replied;
We might have gone down on our knees and
kissed
The tousled ears, and yet they must re-
main
Deaf. motionless, We knew-when Old
Jack died.
When Old Jack died, it seemed to US, some
way,
That all the other dogs in town were panied
With our bereavement, and some that were
chained,
Even, unslipped their collars on that day
TO visit Jack IN state, as though to pay
last, sad tribute there, while neighbors
craned
Their heads above the high board fence, and
deigned
To sigh Poor dog" remembering how they
Had cufied him, when alive, perchance, be-
cause,
For love Of them he leaped to lick their
hands
Now, that he could not, were they salts.
fiedg
we children thought that. as we crossed his
paws,
And DER his grave, way down the bottom.
lands,
Wrote ''Our First Love Lies Here"
when Old Jack died.
james WhitcOmb Riley, in Indianapolis Jour-
nal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29
A ROMANTIC STORY.

The Sad Lot ola Loving Father Who w "a
DisOwned by His Own Wife.
Nearly sixty years ago 1t was my
pleasure to make the acquaintance Of
one of the most prominent young men
in town. a son of the deacon. the lead
CT of the choir. and one looked up to
as a model of beauty and manliness.
His father died and left him a hand
some property and widowed mother
to care for. and for some few years
every thing moved on around the
large farm as though moved by a
strong and energetic hand, and in due
time he married the daughter of a
professional man and his old mother
was laid awsy in the graveyard near
by, where for generations the family
had been laid in honored graves
Specul alton seemed to be the ruling
passion with this young man. but all
his hopes were not realized. The
home and farm of his fathers was
traded away for one in the city and
here disappointment after disappoint-
ment soured his young wife and her
more conservative parents against
him; and though she had family Of
three little children. she sought
their friendly roof whore the
father was shut out and the
children were sent to school. On one
occasion. some years after. when the
children were OF, their way to school
their father met the m, and thinking
they might be his own asked them who
thsy were, and with tears In his eyes
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29
An Ambergris King.

William A. Atkins, of Provincetown
Mass, is in control of the ambergris
trade of this -ountry. He is owner Of
a fleet Of Cape Cod whalers. During
the last few years these vessels have
secured large percentage of the am
bergris which has been brought to
market. As good ambergris Is worth
more per ounce than gold. Mr. Atkins
has enjoyed neat little monopoly.
Though he is nearly seventy years a
age he does not look more than fifty.
He Is . man Of intelligence and i very
charitable. Toledo BsodG
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29
JEFF DAVIS ADVISERS.
But Three nj the Entire Number Now Il
the Land of tho Living.

The death of r. NJ +. Hunter, of
Virginia. who was q member of the
Confederate Cabinet, leaves but three.
of the entire number still surviving
There were fourteen in all who held
Cabinet positions under MI. Davis dur
ing the existence of the Confederate
Government. There survive Congress-
man Reagin. who was Postmaster
General Ct the Confederacy from first,
to last; Thomas H Watts. of Alabama.
who was Attorney General for short,
time. and George E Davis. of North.
Carolina. who also filled that position
for few months. Mr. Reagan lives
at Palestine, Tex. and has been a.
member of the House for many years.
and is now elected to the Senate. Mr.
Watts lives Mt Montgomery. Ala. is a
very active man. still engaged in the
practice Of law. Mr.. Davis, of North
Carolina. still lives in Washington.
Practicing law. 1t seems . little GU
rious that of the fourteen that served
with JEFF Davis eleven should have died
before him Perhaps be r,ay outlive.
all Of them. for he seems to be active.
both physically and mentally. if we
are to judge from the frequency with
which he is heard from on the current.
topics of the day. He is now in his.
eightieth year. having been born June.
5. 1903 The eleven deceased members
OF the Confederate Cabinet are: Bepia-
min. Bragg. Breckinridge. Hunter.
Mallory. Memminger. Randolph. Sed-
den. T0ombs, Trenholm and Walker.
Reagan is the only member of the
original Cabinet left. Toombs. the first
Secretary OF State; Memminger. the
first Secretary Of the Treasury; Nal
lory. the first Secretary Of the Navy.
and Walker. the first Secretary cf War.
having all passed away.-N o REM
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29
POISONOUS coLoRs.

Some - the Dangerous Egg substitutes
Used By City Bakeries.
The American Society for ths Pre-
ventiol of AdulteratiOa Of Fool Is
distributin. the following circular
among Philadelphia bakers and con-
fectioners: You arc hereby notified
that the enumerated colors herein ara
poisonous. and If you p rsist In the
use of any of them after the rcceip. Of
this notice. you win TO prosecuted to.
the full extent Of the present law.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29

The whole length Of mail routes il
operation in the United 6tatss amounte
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29

you tHat MiS Derry auO LOUISA dVc d
dreadful pair. and got my money away
from me and treated me SO bad tina; I
ran home like licked school-boy, but
that amt so. They don't understand
me. You see. they never saw but one
side of me-"
All the Groots trooped into the sit
ting-room. and then there was such a
cOmmotion! The unanswered letter
was not only forgiven, but forgotten.
and after telling Aunt Ann Groot that
would stay all night if 1 could have
the little room in the southeast corner,
1 went out with Mary to put tho pony
into the stable. Her father h..d al
ready begun to unharness the pony.
He was a big, blue-eyed man. and he
gave ME kis; that made ali the horses
prick up their ears.
"Eph been entertaining your" he
said. as hs went on unbucklinS breech-
ing straps and keeping up traces
YES" I answered. laughing little.
'.He told me about his marriage"
made himself out q regular demon. I
suppose" Uncle George continued.
Looks like a woman-worrier, don't
he? Well. TIE Berrys got pretty much
all his money away from him. SO sup
pose they're satisfied. and since he got
off with his life, we're satisfied, and
there Amt any thing more to be said
about it. He escaped by the skin Of
his teeth, though. Another week and
those cussed women would have had
him in . grave or a lunatic asylum, bat
he's picking up now."-M + Posi-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29


and yellow dressing-gown and a pair
of knitted slippers. and white hand
kerchief tied about his neck lent GER
tain benign look to his face. After he
had lighted his pipe. he took tea
spoonful of mixture from tumble on
the mantel and then sat down again
beside me, saying:
"You know the Bcrrys?'
"They keep grocery store in Clover
street. don't they?'
Yes old Peter used to keep the
store, and when he died his SON Tom
run the business. and he got along
first-rate till he begun to drink. The
Berrys live next to the store. and it
was the last place on the milk route,
so could stop there a while to gas
with old Mis- Berry and Louisa Mebbe
you've seen Louisa tall girl = has
curls, wears long earrings. Well. l
used to get there about breakfast time.
and once in awhile I'd eat breakfast
with the women, and that's how it
started. Louisa she was always around.
and she struck one as very pleasant
and sociable and scnsible-and liked
to hear her talk-then. And I took
our vegetables and butter and eggs to
the store, aud when Tom was drunk
I'd oversee the business little. Old
Mis- Berry was awful weak about Tom;
she excused him as well as she could.
said he was sick. and ! tell you she felt
bad when he died; 80 I married Louise
and went to their house and run the
store. 1t was rel nice on the start,
though my folks were mad at me-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02
nurrlarY nt Inc EaiRnlands.

Tho vicinity of the Highlands, on the
western boundary of the city, seems to
be regarded as fertile field by the subtle
and cat. like burglars. Robberies are re-
ported from that locality at intervals suf
fioiently brief TO keep a feeling OF un-
easiness among the residents of that
pretty suburb. Thursday night the house
of B. Frank Johnson, on Rancroft's road
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, was visited, and this morning he
found his trousers missing from his bed
post, working coat and his
best hat was gone, and pocket
book containing 80 was also carried
away. The trousers were subsequently
found hanging on the grapevine in the
yard, but the rest OF the Doodle was con-
fiscated. Why the trousers were left is
not accounted for, except on the theory
that the burglars, upon examination of
the garment by moonlight, were disap-
pointed in their value, by the discovery
of unseemly patches in uncatalogued To-
calities. This, however, is only theory
MIR. johnson ia carpenter and works at
Banoroft's mills. The burglar entered
by the cellar door, which is one osthe
kind built conveniently for sliding. i3e
penetrated to the sleeping apartment
and retreated by the same route. Bur
glaries, last summer, were so hume rous
that the Highlanders organized and did
picket duty by details several nights
with shot-guns. Upon the arrival Of
Major Brinckle's battery of United States
artillery next week the people purpose
laying for night providers and burglars
with howitzers and great guns.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02

WArERDuRy, CONN, May 27.--Dr. .AicGlynn,
In an interview to- day, said that his land
theory was one which would be taught ln
our text. books so years from now, YET he
must suffer as martyr for being In ad-
vance of the times. He insists that a true
pope ought TO dress and act like ordinary
men, and denies that he has ever retracted
that statement. In his opinion, the govern
mant ut Rome IL over reaching its authority
BY taking away individual rights and not
allowing him to support the cause of the
oppressed, whom Christ and Peter after
him, sought to assist. He laughed at the
Idea that he could go TO Rome and convert
the Pope to his way of thinking. He said
1t would be necessary to beat those ideas
into the heads OF the government there, and
nothing short Of a revolution could accom-
plish It. Therefore he could not think OF
going across the water. He thanked the
Rev. DR.. Anderson of the First Church for
attending his lecture here, and said that
not Catholic priest In the city dared to at
tend. That alone, he added, was proof
enough both OF the strength Of his position
and the policy Of Rome. But he should
ever remain Catholic as Peter taught the
religion. No one could deprive him Of that
right.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02

oHIoAGo, May GA Times special
from Vincennes, Ind, says A dynamite
bomb was thrown against the residence
Of Mrs. Frances A. Richey yesterday
morning. Il exploded with q terrible
noise and tore large hole in the side of
the building. The glass in all the win
dows was broken. Mrs Richey, who wns
sleeping in a rear room, was blown from
her bed. She rushed into the front room
and found her 17.year.old son on the
door he having been knocked senseless
by the shock. About three weeks ago
some one battered the front door Of
Mrs. Richey's residence with o coupling
pin, but escaped without being identified.
Last Sunday night hearing something
strike the house Mrs. Richey's son ran
out and found lighted dynamite cart
ridge. He put ont the fuse and since then
he and his mother have lived in constant
fear. Several anonymous letters were re-
Gently received by Mrs. Richey threaten
ing her life. just what has prompted
these repeated attempts ON her life and
TINT Of her son is unknown,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02
ThAs Axxfal UopIah OountY.

Delaware Prohibitionists will be in.
terested in the following from the New
York EDening Post. Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts has been SO much distressed
in times past over the sad condition OF
things In Oopiah county, Miss, that he
will DO rejoioed at the report Of the pres
ent situation made by the correspondent
of the Voice, the Prohibition organ. The
correspondent writes from Crystal
Springs, and says: 81 haven't seen q
shot. gun since / got here. Nor have !
seen brighter, neater town, north or
south, for maI.y day, nor more in.
telligent, Christian lot OF people, nor
happier looking and acting negroes. And,
Moreover, in Crystal Springs, with its 2, 500
souls, there is not grog-shop. And add
to these facts the further one that there is
no evidence of drinking here, no Jugs
shipped here from other places, as the
whisky papers insist upon II is tho custom
in dry towns. The people are SO well
satisfied with this state of affairs that
they propose to continue IL, and allowed
Dol. Uheves and myself to organize l12
Of them into Good Templars' lodge, as
a means Of keeping up the good work. I"
The correspondent adds that the people
of Copiah have also raised several
hundred dollars recently and bought out
two saloons in village of an adjoining
county In order TO enable the people OF
that locality to enjoy the blessings OF
prohibition, and that they contribute
literally to advance the movement in all
other sections of the state. "Allow me
to repeat" he says in conclusion, "thst
all this has happened in Oopiah county,
Mississippi. Please send copy of this
issue marked with q red pencil TO q man
in Maine, named Blaine-Jas. G."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02

Zodiac, handsomegray trotter belong
.ing to William Mahler, was drowned at
French street wharf at IL o'clock Thurs
day night. MIR. Mahler who is the pro-
prietor of the Logan House opposite the
new B. II O. station, had left his l,orse
standing at Sixth and Walnut streets The
animal berame frightened and after roach
ing French street, dashed madly down
that thoroughfare, across tue railroad
and after narrowly escaping some freight
which was on the whtrf he plunged into
tho ChristiAna. He was hitnhedt to falling
top buggy which he took overheard with
him. The animal was badly over Weighted
in the water which was high at that time
and after struggling for some time il was
carried underneath one Of Bnsh's freight
barges where it was afterward fonnd and
bnuled ashore. The buggy was not
materially damaged.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02
Z. M. p. ooNFERBNoE.
Oiose os ulae rsgemty-firSt Annual
sessIen--'rhe AppOinsIsentss

sossIan--'rhe Appointments
NoRRIsrowN, May 26.--The 21st annual
conference Of the African Methodist
Protestant Church continued it's sassions
in the Ebenezer Church here to-day. The
appointments for the vnrioua charges in
the district were made as follows:
The Rev. E. II. Chippey, Wilmington,
DEL; b. Scott, Ebenezer Church, Nortis.
town; Jacob Webb, Camden, N. j.,
Alexander Woodward, Madison, N. J /;
Robert Freeman, Jamesburg, Pa; George
Brown, Star of Bethlehem Church, Will
mington, Del; William M. James, OlnrlSs-
burg, Pa, Mission; G.. w. Murray,
ULion Mission, Wilmington Moses
Ohippey, Passaic, N. j.; George A..
Mander, Hockessin, Del; Peter 5eley,
New Hope, Pa; George Cohens, Horse
heads, N. Y; Joseph King, Now Bruns-
wick, N. j.; Ezekiel Foreman, Elmirs, N.
T.; William Hammond, st. Luke's, Phil
adelphia james X. johnson, Burling-
ton, N. j.; G. w. G. Laws, st. Peters,
Wilmington, Del; Harvey H. Davis,
Marshallton, N. j; Robert H. Potts,
Claysviile. N. j.; j. b. Cooper, St.
Paurs, Wilmington; @ S. Temple,
North Chester, Pa; J. II. Nichoias, st.
Matthews, West Philadelphia O. H.
Walker, Mt. Salem, N. J.; j. j. Broad
way, st. Thomas Circuit, Newark, Del /;
Marshall johnson, Amber.
The Rev. d. Russell of Wilmington,
was chosen to preside over tho next con-
ference. The Rev. j. w. Hall of West
Philadelphia, was tried and expelled for
conduct unbeooming minister.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02

Nine of the cadets of the Bix-year
graduating class reported ut the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis Fri
day for final examination. The physical
examination began to day. Among the
above cadets were John G.. Tawresey and
james 7. Bootes of this city. Not all of
the GLASS, which is composed OF 50 men,
bers, have arrived as yet from their two
years. cruise at sea. The final examina-
ton will take place in June, and selec-
tions will be made from this class to fill
vacancies in the naval service. It is ex-
pected that there will be 20 vacancies to
fill. The four-year graduates of the Naval
Academy will have their final examinations
next week. The 10th prox. will be COM
mencement day and the members of the
class will then be ordered away for their
two-years' sea voyage as passed naval
cadets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02

All the buildings on the farm of Miss
Rodney, at Bear Station, were burned to
the ground yesterday week. The
fro originated from q shaft of lightning
which struck the COW sheds and killed
one of the cows that had been chained
up In the stall for milking. Edward
Downey, the tenant, was in the stable at
the time and, directly after the shock,
discovered that the entire building was
burning. He hastily liberated all the
stock and drove it to place of safety
out of the flames way. The building
was consumed in short time. The
granary, shedding, stables, in fact all
the buildings on the farm except the
house were burned. The loss has not yet
been ascertained it is partly covered by
insurance. The house was saved by the
efforts of O number of men who were
working on construction train nearby.
The tenant loses his farm implements,
which are uninsured. Fortunately he
had Just sold and removed his last years
wheat crop, and the wool recently taken
from his sheep was only removed from
the granary short time before the fire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02

How vividIy the scene and the exercises
come back. James N. Eckles, who had
heen promoted from class b and who died
lrly In the civil war, led on with
The Indian stood In stately pride,
His eyeballs rolling far and wide,
Gazing upon his PROSTATE foe
Writhing beneath the expected blow;
His teeth were cianched; his nostrils wide; (;
And ever and anon he cried,
''Thon'st robbed me OF q father, wife
And children: what to me Is lifep"
John Fl. Rodney and John ]. Black were
cast as "Brutus' and "CassiuB;" George
Gray took the part OF "Gesler, +" the AUST ian
tyrRnt who immortalized William Tell by
constraining him to perform that little feat
In archery which historians OF to-day dis
credit; John j. Black recited CAESARS pas
sage OF the Hubicon;" George Gray spoke
of the "eloquenee OF James Otis" and ulso,
1t fs Interesting to recall, appeared us d
Roman senator In the "Banishment of
Oataline;" while William H. Dilworth, who
was even then young man with hiur-
ishing beard did the best work OF the ocea-
sion In the role OF 'Malek Adhep and In his
recitation Of Scotland" bringing down the
house with his spirited rendition OF the
passage: "Religion, liberty and law, Do
cate sense OF honor that deems stain upon
ones country as an individual disgrace |
That patriot valor that would rather repose
on a death-bed OF laurels than flourish in
wealth and power under the night shade OF
despotism Citizen soldier turn to
Lochiel. Proud bird OF the mountain
though pierced by the usurper's arrow his
plumage still shines, lighting to honor all
who nobly dare TO do or de-"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02
Death Of an Old Citizen.

James Elliott, a well-known old citizen,
died yesterday week, at his residence, 015
Tatnall street, in the 83d year of his age.
Mr.. Elliott was born in Brandywine vii
lage, and was son of Justice of the
peace. He learned tho trade OF machi-
mist, and on the opening Of the p, w. d
b. railroad in 1888, entered the employ of
the company as locomotive engineer, in
which capacity he handled one of the
first locomotives used on the road. He
was the first master mechanic in the
employ of the road, TO which position he
was appointed about 1910. He continued
in this position until March, 1854, when
he succeeded ]. e. Warner as ticket agent
at the Wilmington passenger station. 1t
was in this capacity that he was best
known to the present generation of Will
mington people as he continued to dis
pense tickets to the travelling public until
the spring OF 1881, period of 81 years,
when he resigned and retired from active
occupation. Until late years he enjoyed
good health and was unusually active.